Member Since: 12/14/2005
Band Website: themidas.org
Band Members:
Me. My beats are made by Illa'strations, which consists of myself and Alkaline. I am also in the group Royal T & The Midas Touch, with Royal T. He plays Royal T. I play The Midas Touch.
Influences: Tom Petty, Eddie Money, Huey Lewis, Billy Joel, Rod Stewart, George Benson, Steve Winwood, Gerry Rafferty, Bruce Springsteen, Frank Sinatra, Roy Ayers, David Sanborn, The Neville Brothers, KC and the Sunshine Band... after all I am your boogie man, Talking Heads, The Beach Boys, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Flock of Seagulls, The Who, Hall & Oates, Counting Crows, Diana Krall, Chris Isaak, Bob Seger, Black Oak Arkansas, Weezer, The Eurythmics and Annie Lennox, Oasis, Alice in Chains, Men at Work, Dean Martin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Electric Light Orchestra, Elton John, Barry Manilow, Don Henley, The Pretenders, Esteban, Fine Young Cannibals, INXS, Jimmy Buffett, Jr. Walker and The All Stars, Louis Armstrong, The Mamas and The Papas, Glen Frye, Michael Jackson, The Moody Blues, Blue Oyster Cult, NINe inch nails, Mozart, Jimi Hendrix, Rupert Holmes, Otis Redding, Paul Simon, Peter Townsend, Queen, Phil Collins (with and without Genesis), Quincy Jones, SADE (seeeexxxxy), Sting and the Police, YES (yes the band, not "yes, its sting and the police.. jeez), Tears for Fears, The Flaming Lips, Terrence Trent Darby, Toto, Procal Harum, Aaron Copeland, George Gershwin, Aretha Franklin, The Flaming Lips, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, The Beastie Boys, Ben Harper, Cypress Hill, Bobby Darin, Rage Against The Machine, Metallica, Van Halen, Billy Holliday, Paul Anka, Benny Goodman, David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Bonnie Raitt, Johnny Cash, Green Day, Sublime, Stravinsky, Nat King Cole, also A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, Outkast, Slum Village and J Dilla, Busta, Talib Kweli, DJ Shadow, Wu-Tang, 2pac, J-Live, Twista, Do or Die, Lost Boyz, AZ, Ludacris, Black Star, Common, Mos Def, Mobb Deep, Gangstarr, Dr. Dre and Snoop, Wordsworth, Pharoah Monch, Jay-Z, and Cee-Lo Green.. The Soul Machine
Sounds Like:
These are my albums i have written/produced:
The Midas Touch: Chain Letter (2004)
Royal T & The Midas Touch: Funyes? (2005)
($5.00)
The Midas Touch: Gold Mind (2006)
($10.00)
The Midas Touch: Sample Reel (2007)
(Free Album.)
These are other people's albums I have produced:
Royal T: The Kingdom Has Come (2006)
Dub Watson: The Slobber Knocker (2008)
Record Label: Everybody Else's Entertainment
Type of Label: Indie